Barry Brickell: Potter

This upbeat National Film Unit award-winner is about late artist, conservationist, and rail enthusiast Barry Brickell. Filmed at his first home studio in the Coromandel, it follows the progress of his large-scale works from start to finish. Accompanied by a jazzy soundtrack, Brickell works his clay alone in the sun. Amidst the five-finger and harakeke of the Coromandel bush, the making of New Zealand art has never looked more picturesque. The short was made as part of the Pictorial Parade series. Brickell died on 23 January 2016, at the age of 80. Read more about Brickell’s life and work in this backgrounder.